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(12-08-2008)
Diageo has announced that its distillery at Cameronbridge in Fife will have a bioenergy facility that is planned to reduce annual carbon dioxide emissions at the site by approximately 56,000 tonnes.
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(12-08-2008)
Diageo has denied claims that Guinness is abusing its dominance of the Irish beer market. Over one hundred protestors, representing Irish barley farmers, marched outside the Guinness brewery at St. James’s Gate in Dublin on August 12th, after the..
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(12-08-2008)
Jointek Fine Wines, China’s largest wine merchant, is to relocate its headquarters to Hong Kong to benefit from preferential tax regimes and improved logistics networks.
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(12-08-2008)
The UK wine retail chain Oddbins has been sold by the French company Castel for an undisclosed sum to the specialist retailer Ex Cellar.
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(12-08-2008)
Marie Brizard, the wine and spirit company based in Bordeaux, is believed to be up for sale by its parent company Belvedere vodka.
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(30-07-2008)
The European Commission has released €5.4 million in grants to European Union wine producers aimed at helping them market their products across the EU.
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(30-07-2008)
The European Commission has moved to protect three traditionally-made Polish meads from being copied by drinks manufacturers based outside the regions where they have historically been made.
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(30-07-2008)
Burgundy has reported record-breaking export figures for 2007, with values up 21% on 2006. Total sales for 2007 were €718 million ($1,120 million) on a volume of 110 million bottles. Burgundy remains the highest exporting French wine region by..
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(30-07-2008)
Christies is returning to Asia in the autumn, reinforcing Hong Kong’s position as a major commercial centre for wine, following moves to drop import taxes.
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(30-07-2008)
Napa Valley winery St. Supéry is launching its wines in the UK for the first time. The estate was founded by third generation French winemaker Robert Skalli and his family.